1. THE MANTIS. A DUEL BETWEEN' FEMALES. 



2. THE MANTIS DEVOURING A CRICKET. 



3. THE MANTIS DEVOURING HER MATE. 



4. THE MANTIS IN HER ATTITUDE OF PRAYER. 



5. THE MANTIS IN HER "SPECTRAL" ATTITUDE. 



{See p. 76.) 



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